photograph by Lorelei Low

SPEAKING SCHEDULE FOR 2013

Making Holy Choices Parish Mission

Date: Saturday, March 2 - Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Place: St. Theresa Parish, Little Rock, Arkansas
Contact: Fr. Mark Wood, mwood@stclr.org, (501)615-3538

SPEAKING SCHEDULE FOR 2012

"Meeting with Mary," guided meditation, for Circling the Bay for Mary: Tota Pulchra the "All Beautiful." A concert of beautiful Marian music from around the world.

Date: January 7, 2011: 8 pm
Place: Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland, CA
Contact: Michele Coldiron, (650) 814-1995, mcoldiron@ccwf.org
Click here to see concert website.

"Meeting with Mary," guided meditation, for Circling the Bay for Mary: Tota Pulchra the "All Beautiful." A concert of beautiful Marian music from around the world.

Date: January 8, 2011: 4 pm
Place: St. Joseph Cathedral Basilica, San Jose, CA
Contact: Michele Coldiron, (650) 814-1995, mcoldiron@ccwf.org
Click here to see concert website.

Rachel's Vineyard Retreat, see www.rachelsvineyard.org

Date: Friday evening through Sunday evening, January 27-29
Place: Vallombrosa Center, Menlo Park, CA
Contact: Christine Watkins (415) 260-4406, christinew@firstresort.net.
See www.rachelsvineyard.org

Magnificat Meal, West San Fernando Valley Chapter: Personal testimony and talk on Mary

Date: Saturday, February 4, 2012, 10am - 1pm
Place: Los Angeles, CA
Contact: Teri Thompson, coordinator: 805-558-5340, terithompson@sbcglobal.net

Youth and Young Adult Chastity Conference: Talk on dangers of promiscuity and personal testimony

Date: Saturday, February 11, 2012
Place: Nativity Church, Menlo Park, CA

Magnificat Meal, Orange Diocese Queen of Peace Magnificat Chapter: Personal testimony and talk on Mary

Date: Saturday, February 18, 2012, 10am - 1pm
Place: Newport Beach, CA
Contact: Kathleen Beckman, coordinator: kathleenbeckman@aol.com

Making Holy Choices Parish Mission

Date: Saturday, February 24 - Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Place: St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, Kokomo, Indiana
Contact: Jan Marrah, (765)865-6684, jmarrah@saintjoan.org, saintjoan.org

Women's Spiritual Enrichment Retreat

Date: Friday evening, April 20 - Saturday morning, April 21, 2012
Place: Retreat center in Halsey National Forest, Nebraska
Contact: Marilyn Ericksen, (308)546-2659, mericksen@starband.net

Talk: Why Be Catholic?

Date: Sunday, April 22
Place: Prince of Peace Parish, Kearney, Nebraska
Contact: Sr. Doris Durant,308-237-6867, dldurant@kearneyprinceofpeace.org

Speaker for the 2012 National Medjugorje Conference

Dates: Friday through Sunday, May 11-13, 2012
Place: University of Notre Dame, Southbend, Indiana
Contact: Queen of Peace ministries, (574) 288-8777
www.queenofpeaceministries.com

Rachel's Vineyard Retreat, see www.rachelsvineyard.org

Dates: Friday evening through Sunday evening, May 18-20, 2012
Place: Vallombrosa Center, Menlo Park, CA
Contact: Christine Watkins (415) 260-4406, christinew@firstresort.net.
See www.rachelsvineyard.org

Speaker for Catholic Midwest Family Conference

Dates: Friday evening through Sunday, August 3-5, 2012
Place: Century II Convention Center, Wichita, Kansas
Contact #: (316)618-9787
www.catholicfamilyconference.org

Interdenominational Rachel's Vineyard Retreat, see www.rachelsvineyard.org

Date: Friday evening through Sunday evening, September 7-9, 2012
Place: Vallombrosa Center, Menlo Park, CA
Contact: Christine Watkins (415) 260-4406, christinew@firstresort.net.
See www.rachelsvineyard.org

SPEAKING SCHEDULE FOR 2011

LAUNCH Young Adults Retreat: Discerning God’s Will in Life and Your Vocation

Date: Saturday, January 15, 2011. The retreat is for ALL young adults 18 - 30s, married or single. Registration starts at 8 AM in the small hall with morning continental breakfast and lunch provided, and a healing Mass to close. Ends at 7pm.
Place: Holy Spirit Church, 37588 Fremont, CA
Contact: Fran Ferlazzo, Launch ministry coordinataor, launchyca@gmail.com, 925-484-4657

Keynote Speaker, Catholic High School Chaplains Conference

Date: Wednesday-Thursday, January 19-21, 2011
Place: Monastery of Mt. Carmel, Niagara Falls, Ontario, CANADA
Contact: Kimberly Lajoie, k.lajoie@ldcsb.on.ca, (519)660-2797 X23059

Daughters of the Annunciation. Talk on healing, conversion, and the power of prayer and fasting from the heart

Date: Saturday morning, February 12, 2011, beginning with Mass and breakfast
Place: St. Bernard's Church, Tulsa Oklahoma
Contact: Barbara Kehew, budbarb@aol.com

Enlivening Faith Parish Mission

Date: Saturday-Tuesday, February 26-March 2, 2011, evenings
Place: Our Lady of Mercy, Church, 7001 Kessel St., Forest Hills, N.Y. 11375
Contact: Sue Karcher at the parish #: (718) 268-6143

Young Adult Retreat with Fr. Jim Sullivan (ages 18 to mid-30's)

Date: Friday-Saturday,March 11-12,2011, begins with dinner at 6pm, with overnight stay
Place: San Jose Dominican convent, in back of the Old San Jose Mission, 43326 Mission Blvd., Fremont, CA 94539
Contact: Sr. Marcia Krause, office: (510) 933-6333, cell: (510) 502-5797

How to Live Lent as a Family

Date: March 15, 2011, 7:30pm-8:30pm)
Place: St. Mary Magdalene Parish, Berkeley, CA
Contact: Colleen Knutsen: cemknutsen@yahoo.com

Making Holy Choices Parish Mission

Date: Saturday-Tuesday,March 19-22, 2011
Place: St. Joseph Parish, Dexter, Michigan
Contact: Marinell High, marinell_high@stjos.com, 734-426-8483 x 207; Fr. Brendan Walsh, bwalsh1872@gmail.com, 734 -395-5283

Speaker for the Divine Mercy Conference

Date: Friday-Sunday, March 25-27, 2011
Place: Santa Rosa, CA
Contact: Divine Mercy Eucharistic Society, http://www.divinemercywestcoast.org/default.aspx

Enlivening Faith Parish Mission

Date: Saturday-Wednesday, April 2-6, 2011, evenings
Place: St. Paul's Church, 8720 Florin Road, Sacramento, CA 95828
Contact: Fr. Vic (916) 381-6200 and parish secretary: (916)381-5200

Radio Maria Chicago interview of conversion testimony, with host Traci Matheu on the show "Lost and "Found."

Date: April 13, 2011
Contact: Traci Mathew:(825)483-4268

MAGNIFICAT: North San Diego Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapter

Date: Saturday, April 16, 2011 Mass, followed by hour-long talk
Place: North San Diego
Contact: Rosemary Geiger Mysrose@att.net (760) 749-3457

Immaculate Heart radio interview, with host Chris Lyford of "Faith Walk".

Date: To be aired Easter week, 2011
Contact: clyford@ihradio.org

Speaker for W.I.N.G.S. (Women in God's Spirit)

Date: May 4, 2011 9:15am
Place: St. Raymond Church, Dublin, CA
Contact: Wendy Echsner, Mechsner@yahoo.com, 925-899-4382

"San Francisco Archbishop's Radio Hour", host Tom Burke, Immaculate Heart Radio, KSFB 1260am

Date: Recorded Wednesday, May 11, airs Friday, May 13, 2011 9am
Contact: Producer, Virginia Marshall, marshallv@sfarchdiocese.org.
Office of Communications, Archdiocese of San Francisco, 415-614-5632

Catholic Rachel's Vineyard Retreat, see www.rachelsvineyard.org

Date: Friday evening through Sunday evening, May 20-22, 2011
Place: Angela Center, Santa Rosa,CA
Contact: Valerie Fish, rachelsvineyard@gmail.com, (707) 967-1101.
See www.rachelsvineyard.org

"Cause of Our Joy", radio show, host Joe Ott, WACE AM 730 RADIO, Chicopee, MA

Date: Recorded Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Contact: Joe Ott (413)594-6654

Interview about the Full of Grace book and the 30th anniversary of the apparitions in Medjugorje on the Busted Halo Show with Father Dave Dwyer on the Catholic Channel at Sirius/XM Radio.

Date: Live, June 24, 2011
Contact: Brett Siddell, studio number 646-313-6003

Medjugorje Conference, speaker with Wayne Weible and Immaculee Ilibagiza--This event has been postponed

Date: Saturday, June 25, 2011
Place: Atlanta, GA
Contact: Mary at weiblecols@windstream.net

Co-anchor Bill Weir interview with Christine Watkins in Medjugorje as part of an ABC hour-long special “Nightline Prime” show about the Virgin Mary, called “The Miracle Mysteries”

Date: Wednesday, July 6th, 2011 10pm Eastern and Pacific times; 9pm Central and Mountain
See write up: www.medjugorjemiracles.com Producer: Jenna Millman

First Annual Columbus Marian Conference--speaker

Date: Friday-Sunday, July 22-24, 2011
Place: Ohio Dominican University, Alumni Hall (Gymnasium), 1216 Sunbury Road, Columbus, OH 93219
Contact: Nancy Tuttle(614)475-8341, gospacalls@yahoo.com or Walter Senoski (724)554-3462
Click here for website

Talk on stories of Healing and the love of the Blessed Mother, followed by book-signing of Full of Grace.

Date: Thursday, August 11, 2011, at 7pm
Place: Barnes & Noble Bookstore, 5604 Bay St., Emeryville, CA
Contact: Bookstore, (510) 547-0905

Monterey Bay Magnificat--meal and testimony

Date: Saturday, August 27, 2011
Place: Monterey, CA
Contact: Dora Lee Raras, (931) 596-8391, dlraras@pacbell.net

Interdenominational Rachel's Vineyard Retreat, see www.rachelsvineyard.org

Date: Friday evening through Sunday evening, September 9-11, 2011
Place: Vallombrosa Center, Menlo Park, CA
Contact: Christine Watkins (415) 260-4406, christinew@firstresort.net.
See www.rachelsvineyard.org

Marian Women's Healing Retreat, speaker with Fr. Dean McFalls

Date: Saturday, October 8, 2011, 9am-4pm
Place: St. Stanislaus Parish, 709 J. Street, Modesto, CA.
Contact: Anne Fultz, (209) 544-9468, afultz1966@gmail.com

Partner Parish Ladies' Tea

Date: Saturday, October 15, 2011, 2pm-4:30pm
Place: 10th Street Station, Ford City.
Contact: Michelle Cogley, 724-664-0462, chelebell5@yahoo.com
See article on the Diocese of Greensburg website.

21st Medjugorje Peace Conference--speaker

Date: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, October 21,22,23, 2011
Place: Bren Events Center, UCI Campus, Irvine, California.
Contact: starmedj@roadrunner.com, (714)572-9779, medjugorjeirvine.org

17th Annual Prayer for Peace Conference--speaker

Date: November 5-6, 2011
Place: White Performing Arts Center, Clearwater Central Catholic High School
Contact: Sandy Tobin, (352) 564-2463

National Council of Catholic Women, 2011 Annual Convention. Opening Spiritual Healing Retreat

Date: November 9th, 2011: 9am-12pm
Place: The Chicago Marriott Hotel, 540 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, (312) 836-0100.
Contact: Catherine Jarboe, cjarboe@nccw.org, c: 502-727-8677; ofc: 702-224-0990

"Meeting with Mary," guided meditation, for Circling the Bay for Mary: Tota Pulchra the "All Beautiful." A concert of beautiful Marian music from around the world.

Date: December 18, 2011: 4 pm
Place: St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, San Francisco, CA
Contact: Michele Coldiron, (650) 814-1995, mcoldiron@ccwf.org
See concert website.

SPEAKING SCHEDULE FOR 2010

Interdenominational Rachel's Vineyard Retreat, see www.rachelsvineyard.org

Date & Time: Friday-Sunday, January 15-17, 2010
Place: Santa Rosa, CA
Contact: Valerie Fish, rachelsvineyard@gmail.com

"Blessed by the Spirit" St. Joan of Arc Women's Retreat

Date: Saturday, January 23, 2010
Place: St. Joan of Arc Church, San Ramon, CA
Contact: Rosemarie McKenney-Porter, rosemarie.t.mckenney@comcast.net

Discerning God's Will in Your Life: A Retreat for Young Adults. Sponsored by vocational directors in the San Francisco Bay Area

Date: Saturday, January 30, 2010, 1-5pm, with Mass at 5:30pm and a wine and cheese social to follow
Place: St. Dominic's Church parish hall, San Francisco, CA
Contact: Fr. Steve Maekawa (415)264-3103

Healing Day

Date: Saturday, February 20, 2010, 8:30-5pm
Place: South San Francisco Conference Center
Contact: St. Raphael Ministries, Inc., srm.inc@juno.com, 1(800)456-4197 or (650)726-5394

The Bishop's Hour radio interview, with Radio Talk Show Host Bob Dunning. Immaculate Heart Radio

Date: Wednesday, March 3, 9 am, 2010
Contact: Live 1-800-489-0111, after hours (916) 733-0107, Gabe Sorenson: (916) 733-0107, radio@diocese-sacramento.org

Son Rise Morning Show interview, with Radio Talk Show Host: Brian Patrick, EWTN Radio

Date: Thursday, March 4, 2010, 8:50 am EST
Contact: Matt Swaim, Producer, 5440 Moeller Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45212, o(513) 731-7740, c (859) 803-4851

Making Holy Choices Parish Mission

Date: Saturday-Tuesday, March 6-9, 2010
Place: St. Joseph's Parish, Pinole, CA
Contact: LaRae Buxa, (510) 741-4900, laraegene@aol.com

Making Holy Choices Retreat

Date: Friday evening-Sunday morning, March 26-28, 2010
Place: Our Lady of the Assumption, Turlock, CA
Contact: Fr Manuel Sousa, (209) 634-2222

Personal Conversion Testimony, as told in the book, Full of Grace

Date: During and after the 9am English Mass and the 11am Croatian Mass. Testimonies are in English, with book-signing to follow.
Place: St. Mary Assumption Croatian Catholic Church, San Jose, CA
Contact:Ante Buljan, (650) 888-4437, antbul@comcast.net

Miracles of the Heart with Linda Schubert radio interview, on Radio Maria

Date: April 13, 2010, 11am
Available for listening on: www.radiomaria.us

Private Book Signing Event

Date: Friday evening, April 16, 2010
Place: Saint Helena, CA

THE FOLLOWING EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED: Healing Seminar. Personal Conversion Testimony, followed by book-signing

Date: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 1-4pm
Place: St. Luke's Church, 1111 Beach Park Blvd, Foster City, CA 94404
Contact: St. Rafael Ministries, 1-800-456-4197, srm.inc@juno.com

Book Launch Dinner Party, with musical entertainment by Earl Rivard.

Date: Saturday evening, April 17, 2010
Place: St. Dominic's Church, San Francisco, CA
Contact: Christine Watkins (415)260-4406, christine4faith@gmail.com

The American Book of Exodus

Date: Thursday evening, April 22, 2010
Place: Christ the King Church, Pinole, CA
Contact: Carl Feil, wk: 415-614-5541; c:415-606-7101

Conversion Story Testimony and tips on sharing the faith

Date: Thursday morning, April 29,2010
Place: W.I.N.G.S. Group, St. Charles Borromeo, Livermore, CA
Contact: Elaine Roppo (925) 447-6118 or (925) 989-1103, ejroppo@sbcglobal.net

Brews and Views

Date: Tuesday evening, May 4, 2010
Place: The Church of St. Leo the Great, Oakland, CA
Contact: Ami Readdy amireaddy@gmail.com

Mother's Day Parents' Presentation

Date: Sunday, May 9, 2010
Place: St. Dominic's Church, San Francisco, CA
Contact: Michael Smith, wk: (415) 674-0446, DRE@stdominics.org

American Catholic Radio Interview

Subject: The book, Full of Grace
When: Aired the week of May 10th on stations around the country. Following, the interview can be heard in the archives of www.franciscanradio.org. Click on American Catholic Radio. Look for program # 10-20. Interview is in the “Living Faith” segment of the show.
Contact: Judy Zarick, Producer/Media Productions, (513) 241-5615 x186

Catholic Rachel's Vineyard Retreat, see www.rachelsvineyard.org

Date: Friday evening-Sunday, May 21-23, 2010
Place: Santa Rosa, CA
Contact: Valerie Fish, rachelsvineyard@gmail.com

Personal testimony of conversion and book-signing after the Masses

Date: Saturday & Sunday, May 29 & 30, 2010
Place: Newman Hall Holy Spirit Parish, Berkeley, CA
Contact: Parish secretary or Fr. Bernard Campbell (510) 848-7812

Book-signing after each Mass

Date: Saturday & Sunday, June 5 & 6, 2010
Place: St. Joseph's Basilica, Alameda, CA
Contact: Parish secretary, Mary, at (510) 522-0181

Book-signing and personal conversion testimony, including how the book Full of Grace: Miraculous Stories of Healing and Conversion came to be

Date: Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010, book-signing 11:30 am - 1pm, with testimony and talk around 12:50 pm, after the noon Mass at the Cathedral of Christ the Light
Place: The Cathedral Shop, next to the cathedral, 2121 Harrison St., Suite 250, Oakland, CA 94612.
Contact: Michele Zaugg, The Cathedral Shop, administrator, (510)496-7215, www.ctlcathedral.org

"Seize The Day with Gus Lloyd" on Sirius XM Satellite Radio. www.thecatholicchannel.org. www.guslloyd.com/blog

Date: July 1, 2010, 8am EST/5am PST
Contact: Emily Marlow, Producer Sirius XM Satellite Radio, W: 646.313.2036, M: 646.724.8013, Emily.Marlow@siriusxm.com

Conversion Testimony and Talks on Inner-Healing

Date: July 13-15, 2010
Place: St. Joseph Parish, Krebs, OK, and St. Paul Parish, Eufaula, OK
Contact: Fr. Jim Caldwell (918)423-6695, jammingjim1999@yahoo.com

"As the Spirit Leads" radio program, WTMR radio in Pennsylvania

Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Contact: Barbara Ann Marion, program host, (610) 932-6000, 1pm-2pm, while on the air, call in # is (877) 977-2999, P.O. Box 400, Lincoln University, Pennsylvania 19352

"San Francisco Archbishop's Radio Hour, host Tom Burke, Immaculate Heart Radio, KSFB 1260am

Date: Recorded Wednesday, July 21, airs Friday, July 23, 2010, 9am
Contact: Producer, Virginia Marshall, marshallv@sfarchdiocese.org.
Office of Communications, Archdiocese of San Francisco, 415-614-5632

Mary's Touch radio program. Interview and conversion story

Date: Monday, August 2, 2010
Contact: Cheri Lomonte, clomonte@austin.rr.com (512) 402-1683
Producer, Jeff Gardner (262) 442-8872

Talks at Masses Followed by Book-signings, Old St. Mary's Cathedral, Paulist Center and Bookstore, San Francisco

Date: Saturday, 5pm Mass and Sunday, 8:30 and 11am Masses, August 21 & 22, 2010
Place: Old St. Mary's Cathedral and Paulist Center and Bookstore around the corner, 660 California Street, S.F., CA 94108
Contact: Tim Keller, (415) 288-3844, paulistcenter@yahoo.com

Talks after Masses and book-signings

Date: Saturday and Sunday, August 28th & 29th, 2010 Place: St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, corner of 11th and F Streets, Reedley, CA, 93654 Contact: Rev. Msgr. John Esquivel, parish office (559)638-2012

Interdenominational Rachel's Vineyard Retreat, see www.rachelsvineyard.orgDate: Friday evening through Sunday evening, September 3-5, 2010

Place: Vallombrosa Center, Menlo Park, CA
Contact: Christine Watkins (415) 260-4406, christinew@firstresort.net.
See www.rachelsvineyard.org

Radio Maria US interview, "Sacred Treasures" show with host Kathie Duggan

Date: Live, Monday, September 6, 2010, 12-1pm. Live toll free # PST: 1-866-333-6279
Contact: Kathie Duggan, Sacred Treasures Host, www.radiomaria.us, 318-640-4570, kathie.duggan@yahoo.com

Author Evening with Christine Watkins. Developing a relationship with the Blessed Mother

Date: Monday evening, September13th, 2010, 7:30pm.
Place: St. Vincent de Paul Church, San Francisco, CA
Contact: Paul Boyer (650)255-4084, boyerpm@gmailcom, or John Brust, john.brust@gmail.com

Talk: "Miracles Can Happen," followed by book-signing, at the San Francisco Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women Fall Convention

Date: Saturday, September 25, 2010, 1pm. Conference day: "Catholic Perspective on Caring" 8:30am-12pm talks, 12:10pm Mass, 1pm, Mrs. Watkin's talk.
Place: Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, 1111 Gough St. at Geary Blvd., San Francisco, CA.
Contact: Sr. Marie Ignatius, srmirshm@hotmail.com or Cathy Mibach, (415) 753-0234, dcmibach@aol.com

Women's parish retreat: "Mary as Our Intercessor"

Date: Saturday, October 9, 2010, 9am - 3pm
Place: St. Rose of Lima Church, Paso Robles, CA
Contact: Ruth Ferreri, (805)238-2218, ex 133

Presentation: "The Gift of Mary"

Date: Tuesday, October 12, 2010, 7-8:30pm
Place: Cal State East Bay, Hayward, CA
Contact: Cristina De Leon, CrisD623@gmail.com, (510)388-9757

Parish Women's Retreat sponsored by Holy Spirit Parish, Fremont, CA

Date: October 23, 2010, Saturday
Place: Mother House of Mission San Jose
Contact: Elaine Blonigan (925)485-1960, santababe@gmail.com

Medjugorje Healing Conference, with speakers, Fr. Dean McFalls, Fr. Jim Sullivan, Mrs. Christine Watkins, Michael Crotty, and singer Earl J. Rivard

Date: Saturday, November 6, 2010, 9am - 7:30pm
Place: St. James the Apostle Catholic Church, 34700 Fremont Blvd(at Ferry Lane) Fremont, CA 94555
Contact: To register, To register at $20 per person, call (510) 635-1920 or (916) 686-6354, For details, see: www.holychoices.org/conference. For further information, email littlechildren@myway.com

Making Holy Choices: Discerning God's Will in Your Life Parish Retreat

Date: Saturday, November 13, 2010 Place: St. Ann's Church, 2231 East Frontage Rd, Tubac, AZ Contact: Parish office: 520-398-2646 Email: stannschurch@qwestoffice.net

Talks on the Sacrament of Reconciliation, personal testimony, and sharing one's faith

Date: Saturday morning, November 20th and Sunday evening, November 22nd, 2010
Place: Catholic Church of the Ascension, 905 Hickory Mill Rd., Hurricane, WV
Contact: Fr. Neil Buchlein, (304)562-5816

Parish Mission

Date: Sunday evening through Tuesday evening, November 28 through 30, 2010
Place: Our Lady of the Assumption, Turlock, CA
Contact: Fr. Manuel Sousa (209) 648-0442 Email: frmanuelsousa@att.net

Discerning God's Will in Your Life Retreat

Date: Saturday, December 4, 2010, 9am - 1pm
Place: St. Dominics Church at Bush and Steiner, San Francisco, CA
Contact: Scott Moyer, St. Dominic's Church, (415) 674-0422

Talk for W.I.N.G.S. (Women in God's Spirit group), on the subject of God's grace

Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 9:30am - 10:30am Place: St. Theresa's Church, Oakland, CA Contact: Rina (510)523-0954 Email: RinaDick@aol.com

Making Holy Choices Parish Mission

Date: Saturday through Tuesday evenings, December 11-14, 2010
Place: St. Mary's Presentation Church, Deer Park, WA
Contact: Deacon Dick Skok, (509) 276-2512, dickskok@hotmail.com, or the church's receptionist: 509-276-2948

 
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